What a Win! From kick-off until final whistle the Baltimore Ravens laid one on their division rivals. Though they say that it is never quite that good on one side and never quite that bad on the other, the following is true:
* The Ravens are improved at EVERY position. If it is going to take this team 3-4 weeks to "gel" the rest of the league better look out.
* The Steelers just may have stood pat one too many times. This is the exact same team as last season with few major changes since their last Super Bowl victory. The Packers exposed them last year. The Ravens helped continue the bleeding to start the current campaign. Let's hope they don't stumble upon the fountain of youth until after retirement.
* Add 4-0 in opening starts to Joe Flacco's resume. All you naysayers will be eating Raven by the time Joe Cools' career is over. Better start apologizing now so that he wants to stay in Baltimore for many years to come!
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There have been a lot of Top XXX lists bandied about this year including the NFL Network's Top 100 current NFL players. Even the Ravens compiled their own Top 50 Players of all time list.
Original Raven Matt Stover came in 4th on the list, behind Ray Lewis, Jonathan Ogden and Ed Reed. That puts him in the deserved company of three future Hall of Famers. Not only was Matt the longest tenured Raven who came over from the original Brownies, he was our most effective weapon for much of the Super Bowl run in 2000. Combined with one of the greatest shut-down defenses in NFL history he single-handedly put up enough points to make the run possible.
In their respect for the player the Ravens added Matt to the roster at the beginning of the year so that he could officially retire a Raven. On November, 20th Matt will be formally inducted into the Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor. Will there be an invitation to Canton?
Matt Stover will appear at the DugoutZone on Thursday, Septemer 15th. Matt will greet fans and sign autographs from 7pm until 8pm. For more info go to www.dugoutzone.com
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Speaking of the DugoutZone, Earl Weaver will be appearing there on Saturday, November 17th. Earl had the pleasure of managing one of every one's all time favorites Brooks Robinson. While in town I plan to get a few comments from the Earl of Baltimore regarding Brooksie in preparation for my sojourn to his boyhood home in Little Rock, Arkansas. Look for this and more in an upcoming DugoutZone Digest!
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